जम्भ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ámbʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑɐ́m.bʱɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʑɐm.bʱɐ/
Noun
जम्भ • (jámbha) m
- tooth, eyetooth, tusk
- swallowing
- one who crushes or swallows (as a demon)
- name of several demons (conquered by Vishnu, Krishna or Indra)
- a leader of the demons in the war against the gods under Indra
- Indra's thunderbolt
- charm (?)
- quiver
- part, portion
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of जम्भ (jámbha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | जम्भः jámbhaḥ | जम्भौ jámbhau | जम्भाः / जम्भासः¹ jámbhāḥ / jámbhāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | जम्भ jámbha | जम्भौ jámbhau | जम्भाः / जम्भासः¹ jámbhāḥ / jámbhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | जम्भम् jámbham | जम्भौ jámbhau | जम्भान् jámbhān |
| Instrumental | जम्भेन jámbhena | जम्भाभ्याम् jámbhābhyām | जम्भैः / जम्भेभिः¹ jámbhaiḥ / jámbhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | जम्भाय jámbhāya | जम्भाभ्याम् jámbhābhyām | जम्भेभ्यः jámbhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | जम्भात् jámbhāt | जम्भाभ्याम् jámbhābhyām | जम्भेभ्यः jámbhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | जम्भस्य jámbhasya | जम्भयोः jámbhayoḥ | जम्भानाम् jámbhānām |
| Locative | जम्भे jámbhe | जम्भयोः jámbhayoḥ | जम्भेषु jámbheṣu |
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Descendants
- Hindi: जबड़ा (jabṛā)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “जम्भ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0412.